Getting Married

having the father and the mother walk their daughter down the aisle is a tradition here in the philippines. even the groom walks down the aisle with his parents. we followed this tradition during our wedding... but with a twist. my groom walked down the aisle with his parents. when it was my turn, my parents walked ahead of me then stopped halfway down the aisle. i started to walk and met my parents where they stopped. then, they walked me down the aisle and handed me to my waiting groom.

I think lots of people are doing it now adays. I've been married 10 years this year and I did it at my wedding. My husband walked down with his parents first, and then I followed with my parents. Since we didn't have a huge wedding party (just a Matron of Honour and a Best Man), we had them walk down together first. Personally I think it makes more sense this way. I know the tradition is that when one of the ushers walks the Mother of the Bride to her seat, then the wedding is about to start and everyone stands. That is the old fashioned way and I personally think it makes more sense for both parents to walk them down the aisle. And because we did it this way, my husband's brother (who married 3 months after us) did the same thing at his wedding which was much more traditional with a slew of bridesmaids and the long white gown, etc. But each were walked down by both parents as part of the wedding procession. My question is, why WOULDN'T you have both parents walk you down the aisle?

Its your daughters day, its her rules. I think that is a great idea to have bot your parents walk you down the aisle. That says a whole lot about how she feels for both of you. Be proud that your daugter wants you both to walk her down the aisle.

I think that it's a lovely idea. We would have done it at our wedding if the aisle had been wide enough. As it was (we had an old-fashioned ceremony) when the preacher asked who was giving me to my husband my Dad said, "Her mother and I do."

My sister also did this but she was the only one of the 3 of us that was close to both parents. At my wedding I just walked with my dad and even then only out of tradition. I would have preferred to go alone since no one was "giving" me away. If I get to have another wedding I think I will have my sons walk with me if anyone.

I had both of my parents walk me down the aisle. My parents are divorced, and I'm much closer to my mom than my dad. I really only wanted my mom to walk me down the aisle, but I knew my dad would be really offended so the best solution was just to have them both. I think it's great that your daughter wants to have both of you walk her down. You must have a great relationship with her. Congratulations and have fun!